# Drones Directory EU

> A curated directory of European Union companies building drones: 118 companies across 10 categories (manufacturers, delivery and logistics, agriculture and survey, inspection, counter-UAS, defense, software, U-space, components, and services). Every company is headquartered in an EU member state and assigned one primary category by what it mainly does.

- Homepage: https://dronesdirectory.eu
- Directory: https://dronesdirectory.eu/directory
- Categories: https://dronesdirectory.eu/categories
- Submit: https://dronesdirectory.eu/submit
- For agents: https://dronesdirectory.eu/for-agents
- About / eligibility: https://dronesdirectory.eu/about
- Transparency: https://dronesdirectory.eu/transparency

## Machine-readable

- Search API: GET https://dronesdirectory.eu/api/search?category=counter-uas&q=radar
- Full JSON: https://dronesdirectory.eu/api/companies.json
- Full text feed: https://dronesdirectory.eu/llms-full.txt

## Categories

- Drone Manufacturers: https://dronesdirectory.eu/categories/drone-manufacturers
- Delivery & Logistics: https://dronesdirectory.eu/categories/delivery-logistics
- Agriculture & Survey: https://dronesdirectory.eu/categories/agriculture-survey
- Inspection & Infrastructure: https://dronesdirectory.eu/categories/inspection-infrastructure
- Counter-UAS: https://dronesdirectory.eu/categories/counter-uas
- Defense & Security: https://dronesdirectory.eu/categories/defense-security
- Drone Software: https://dronesdirectory.eu/categories/drone-software
- U-space & UTM: https://dronesdirectory.eu/categories/u-space-utm
- Components & Payloads: https://dronesdirectory.eu/categories/components-payloads
- Drone Services: https://dronesdirectory.eu/categories/drone-services

## Best shortlists (one per category, alphabetical within each)

- Hub: https://dronesdirectory.eu/best
- Drone Manufacturers: https://dronesdirectory.eu/best/drone-manufacturers
- Delivery & Logistics: https://dronesdirectory.eu/best/delivery-logistics
- Agriculture & Survey: https://dronesdirectory.eu/best/agriculture-survey
- Inspection & Infrastructure: https://dronesdirectory.eu/best/inspection-infrastructure
- Counter-UAS: https://dronesdirectory.eu/best/counter-uas
- Defense & Security: https://dronesdirectory.eu/best/defense-security
- Drone Software: https://dronesdirectory.eu/best/drone-software
- U-space & UTM: https://dronesdirectory.eu/best/u-space-utm
- Components & Payloads: https://dronesdirectory.eu/best/components-payloads
- Drone Services: https://dronesdirectory.eu/best/drone-services

## Counts

- Live companies: 118
- Categories: 10
- Catalog data as of: 2026-08-11

## Scope

EU-27 headquarters only. UK, Norwegian, and Swiss companies are excluded from the default list by design (the .eu focus is EU member-state headquarters).

## Data sourcing

Descriptions and category assignments are written by the directory from public sources, and every company is verified as operating in 2024 to 2026. Corrections are welcome via /submit.

## Siblings

- GRC consultants and services: https://ismsdirectory.com
- GRC software platforms: https://grcplatforms.com
- AI security vendors: https://aisecuritydirectory.com

## Operator

Better ISMS. Better ISMS also builds heyGRC and ISMS Copilot, compliance tools for drone companies; those are shown as footer products for disclosure, not ranked catalog entries (see /transparency). No pay-for-rank.